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April 28, 2010                                                     
                                           www.lakeworthchurch.org
 
Between Sundays
 
 Thanks for opening this email! We are re-launching our weekly
email with a new look, new title, and slightly new function. We'll
still do our best to keep you up-to-date about what is happening on
our campus, but we'll also try to provide some encouragement to you
as you are the church between Sundays. See my blog post below for
where we got the title:
 
My son Emerson is 5 years old and he is just now becoming aware of
the sequence of days. Where Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. were
just words, now he is connecting them to his life. Friday, he
knows, is show-and-tell day at school. That is followed by Saturday
which, for the most part, is our family's Sabbath. We spend the day
together goofing off. He's figured out that after Friday and
Saturday comes Sunday, when we "go to church." He still checks with
us though. When he wakes up he asks Trish or me, "Is this church
day?" When we answer affirmatively, he is sometimes excited. He
enjoys being with his friends and singing the songs and learning
the verses. Other times he is disappointed. Church edges out school
in his young mind and heart, but neither is as good as staying home
and playing with Play Doh with Mom and Dad.

Isn't that amazing? Even at the tender age of five, he's already
made the connection. He has bought into the idea that most of us
accepted long ago. Sunday is for church, and, unfortunately, church
is for Sunday...
 
You can read the rest of this post on my blog,
progressinginfaith.com.
 
As always, I count it a privilege to be the church with you on
Sundays and in-between!   Jason
 
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Every Life...

This Sunday, we began a brand new series during our worship
service, Every Life...
 
For the next six weeks, we will be exploring the topics of
relationship and community, especially as it relates to life
together in the church. This Sunday, we introduced the subject with
Every Life...Is Created for Community, a scriptural survey of the
concept of community, from Genesis to Revelation,  You can watch or
listen here. Next Sunday we'll talk about how we can encourage one
another, how Every Life...Needs a Cheering Section. We would love
for you to join us!

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Two New Spiritual Practice Opportunities

The Tuesday morning Christian Meditation & Prayer group is now the
Monday morning Christian Meditation & Prayer Group! This group,
beginning May 3 at 10:00 - 11:30 am, is open to anyone interested
in the prayer of the heart.
 
Lectio Divina, prayerful listening to the Scriptures is a Christian
practice which dates back to the early church. Join Carol Lewis in
the church parlor at 4:00 - 5:00 pm on Tuesday afternoons in May,
beginning May 4 to learn to read and hear passages from the Bible
as they speak to your personal needs of today.

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Digging Deeper
As we learned Sunday, the Bible is full of incredible teachings,
stories, and images relating to community. If you are looking for
some scripture reading for your own devotional time, why not try
some of these?
John 13:1-20
John 13:31-35
1 Corinthians 3
Hebrews 10:19-25